The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-12
LOCAL RAILROAD NEWS.
SURVEYING FOR THE NEW LINE
FROM MEMPHIS TO BRISTOL.
The E. T, V. & G. and the Southern
Passenger AssOeiatiOn-Ihe Gulf
aud Sip Island ROat.

for the branch road to run from the
Cincinnati Southern target to the
Dowlir g furnace site will be completed
this week.
"WHATEvER increases commerce is
for the benefit OF the railways, and go
thot g interested in these carriers need
not feel concerned over the larger
business OF the rivers"
JACKSON (Tenn.) Tribune: The citi-
zsns of JscBson and Madison county
are called upon to attend a meeting at
Jackson, Saturday, January 10Th, to
confer with the prof sctors of the Nash
vile and Memphis railroad.
THE Little R OK, Mississippi River
and Texas railroad, recently bought
by Jay Gould for 1000. is to be re-
sold on Janusry 18th. 1t il reported
that the AtchisoD, Topeka aud Santa
Fe Railroad Company will put in bid
at the sale.
New York Indicator: The report was
cure mt yesterday that Richmond Ter
minal would not get control OF East
Tennessee. Wait and see .,.... We have
it very straight that both East Tennes-
see and GstrIia Central will go into
the control of Richmond Terminal
very soon.
As THE competition between trade
centels becomes intense, it is probable
that the rivers will be more than ever
rallied on TO help the merchant out.
Expensive goods may still 90 by rail,
but all kinds of coarse frsight will
choose the boats.
SrARKvILLE (Miss.) Citizen: The
Gulf aud Ship Island r ilroad Com
pany assumed formal control of the
penitentisry convic January lat. All
the convicts employed outside the
walls arrived January lat for inspsc-
ton, and all the able bodied ones
were turned over to the company for
service ON the road.
The Gulf and Ship Island railroad
crosses the following lines: Louis
vile and Nashville, Northeastern,
Vicksburg and Memphis, Natchez,
Jackson and Colupbue, Aberdeen
branch of illinois Central, Kansas
City, Memphis and Birmingham,
Memphis and Charleston.
TIE demand OF the times is for
cheap transportation, and IL stands to
reason that boats plying on the rivers,
without any expense for maintenance
OF way or stations, can handle freight
cheaper than the railways. The rate
OF freight on the Miss issippi barge
line between st. Louis and New Or
leans in 1884 was So 81 per ton and by
rail it was "a 40.
THE Chattanooga Times states that
daily the railway cars block crossings
in the Fifth Ward, "and it is not an
infre auent occurrence fer vehicles
and pedestrians to be compelled 10
wait a half hour at time for the
switch trains to move on" Railroads
ara monopolies and without legal
regulations they will oppress the peo.
pie.
Houston South: The Gulf and Ship
Island railway is a certsinty. 1t is
believed easy terms can be made to
have the work commenced by JAN
uary 18th next, and the company is
confident that The road will be built,
equipped and running from this place
to Middleton, Tenn, by October l,
1887.
UNDER the head of "New Orlesns to
Bismalck," the New Oileans Times
says: Work has finally begun en- the
New Orleans, Fort Scott and Na'chtz
railroad, which, when completed, will
give his State and city close commu-
nicston with Kansas City and the
TO d producing region of the West. A
party began the survey of the road
south from Fort Scot Oh January 81.
RAILWAY Gazette: The day may 7me
when the Mississippi may be 80 far
improved that ocean vessels can come
up ss far as Memphis and plv direct
between that city aud New York or
Boston. We cannot share in the opin.
ion that the railways will ever drive
the river boats out of business, for it
would not be surprising to see the trade
carried on through the small craft on
the interior streams actually become
larger.
Topeka (Kas) Times An import
ant move in railroad matters trans.
pired tonight in the filing OF charters
fer thirteen proposed lines, which will
gridiron Western Kansas. The
scheme is backed by the Union Pacific.
The proposed roads connect with va
Iiou5 points on the Kansas Pacific and
central branch of the Union Pacific
from Central Kansas to the western
border, and extend in all directions.
CHATTANOOGA Times: There seems
no longer any doubt that the East
Tennessee system has withdrawn
from the Southern Passenger Associa-
ton. The alleged reason for the with
drawal is in order that the road may
pay commission to ticket agents, which
is not allowed by the association, but
the knowing ones" do not believe
! the story. The E.st Tennessee WAS
the largest system in the pool. and it's
Withdrawal means the end of the rs
ISOLATION. "a the remainder of the
roads will, of cours', follow suit.
Mr.. @. BRECKENRIDGE a civil en-
gineer from Covingion, KY, has been
stationed at Knoxville 10 lake charge
Of the survey OF tie proposed Tonnes
see Midland rilrosd, which il to run
from Bristol to Memphis, pfssing
through Knoxville and Nashville, aud
be will have under his charse two or
three engineering corps. The survey
Of the East Tennessee division of the
line will begin at Emory Gap on the
Cincinnati Southern road at once, aud
from that point two engineering corps
will be started, one in the direc ion Of
Knoxville and the other towards
Nashville. .H
CHATTANOOGA Time. The announce
ment that the Ohattanoog Cleveland
and Murphy Company, which pro-
pores building line of railway from
Chattanooga via Cleveland to Muir
ply, N. O, would in very short time
ask the city OF CHATTANOOGA to SUBJ
scribe 100000 toward building the
line was received with much pleasure
thr ughout the city. Iron, timber,
marble and tale are to be found in the
r2gion the road will pass through.
The tale ia of superior quality, as
VIII to as snow and entirely without
grit It is found in vein thiriy.five
feet thick, snd running for di, tsnce